# HBK (Hottinger Bruel & Kjaer): robotics company

Canonical ID: `a629abd9-9658-4aea-8e1d-028e3be2bdbf`

## Key facts

- **Headquarters:** Darmstadt, Germany
- **Founded:** 1950
- **Status:** private
- **Type:** hardware
- **President:** [Ben Bryson](/people/ben-bryson.md)
- **Parent Company:** Spectris plc (UK-based)
- **Brands:** HBM, Brüel & Kjær, nCode, ReliaSoft, MicroStrain, Discom, Dytran
- **Key Products:** Force sensors (strain gauge & piezo, up to 20 MN), torque sensors (T210 with IO-Link), 6-DoF force/torque sensors, DAQ systems
- **Robotics Application:** Force/torque sensing for robot testing, collaborative robot safety, assembly verification
- **Acquisitions:** Dytran Instruments (£66M, 2022), Piezocryst (integrated into HBK)

- **Slug:** hbk
- **Status:** private
- **Founded:** 1950
- **HQ:** Darmstadt, Germany

## Models

_No models registered._

## Current leadership (1)

- [Ben Bryson](/people/ben-bryson.md) President (secondary-verified)

## Partnerships (1)

- [HBK Force/Torque Sensors for Collaborative Robots](/partnerships/hbk-force-torque-sensors-for-collaborative-robots.md) with Universal Robots _technology_

## Supplies to

_No verified supply relationships on file. Supply-chain coverage is being added across the registry; check back as the seed populates this company's outbound edges._

_Outbound supply edges. Each appears when verified with at least two strong sources. Sources are append-only; corrections add new sources rather than rewrite history._

## Common questions

### What is HBK (Hottinger Bruel & Kjaer)?

Strain gauge-based force and torque sensors for precise load measurement in robotic limbs.. Headquarters: Darmstadt, Germany. Founded: 1950. Status: private. Type: hardware.

### What does HBK (Hottinger Bruel & Kjaer) make?

HBK (Hottinger Bruel & Kjaer) has no robot models recorded on the DEPLOY registry. HBK (Hottinger Bruel & Kjaer) builds physical robots.

### Is HBK (Hottinger Bruel & Kjaer) publicly traded?

No. HBK (Hottinger Bruel & Kjaer) is privately held and not publicly traded, per the DEPLOY registry.

### How can I invest in HBK (Hottinger Bruel & Kjaer)?

HBK (Hottinger Bruel & Kjaer) is a private company; its shares are not available on public markets, so retail investors cannot buy the stock today.

### Where is HBK (Hottinger Bruel & Kjaer) headquartered?

HBK (Hottinger Bruel & Kjaer) is headquartered in Darmstadt, Germany.

### Who owns HBK (Hottinger Bruel & Kjaer)?

HBK (Hottinger Bruel & Kjaer) is privately held; ownership sits with its founders and private investors.

### Is HBK (Hottinger Bruel & Kjaer) a top robotics company?

On DEPLOY's intelligence score, which blends verified deployments, funding, hiring, media, safety, and IP signals, HBK (Hottinger Bruel & Kjaer) ranks in roughly the top 56% of companies tracked by the registry.


## Sources (1)

1. https://www.hbkworld.com

## The verified answers

- [Which companies have the most robots deployed](/which-companies-have-the-most-robots-deployed.md)
- [Which operators run the most robots](/which-operators-run-the-most-robots.md)
- [Which robot operators cover the most countries](/which-robot-operators-cover-the-most-countries.md)

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